Ahmad Feddah M, Sajit Dina M
Occupational Therapy Department, College of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Front Public Health. 2024 Dec 23;12:1398238. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1398238. eCollection 2024.
Attending university marks a pivotal yet stressful phase in students' lives, characterized by significant adjustments to a new environment that can impact mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The journey through the acceptance and admissions process into university introduces substantial challenges, academic performance and changes to daily life. Such challenges and corresponding conditions can be intensified for students entering university with prior traumatic experiences.
The purpose the study is: (a) to clarify the factors affecting student mental health by cataloging the prevalence and types of traumatic events (including PTSD and complex PTSD) that students experience, and (b) examine the relationship between students' mental health and occupational performance through the assessment of satisfaction with daily activities and quality of life (QoL).
The research study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design. Participants included students pursuing degrees in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Allied Health, ( = 223). Four self-administered questionnaires were employed: the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), the Self-Satisfaction of Daily Occupation (SDO), and World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief (WHOQoLBrief). Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and Spearman correlation.
Results from ITQ revealed participants experienced highest indicators of trauma were 68% affective dysregulation, and 65%, in avoidance and self-organization. Significant negative correlations were found between BDI scores and the quality-of-life social domain and quality of life environment domain ( = 0.001). Regarding BDI scores highest at 23.3% ( = 52) of students reported mild mood disturbance. SDO indicated that satisfaction levels increased with medium activity levels but decreased with high activity levels. In addition, a negative correlation was also found between SDO and BDI scores. Furthermore, a positive correlation between satisfaction with daily occupation (activity level) and WHOQoLBrief both physical, > 0.001 and psychological, = 0.006 was identified.
This research investigates the cyclical impact of mental health on students' daily activities, QoL, and occupational performance, particularly among those in Health Sciences Center. The study highlights how traumatic events and poor mental health contribute to dissatisfaction with daily tasks, which in turn leads to a decline in QoL and occupational performance emphasizing the importance of developing effective outreach strategies community.
上大学是学生生活中一个关键且压力巨大的阶段，其特点是要对新环境做出重大调整，这可能会影响心理、情绪和身体健康。进入大学的录取和招生过程充满了巨大挑战，包括学业表现和日常生活的变化。对于有过创伤经历的大学生来说，这些挑战及相应状况可能会加剧。
本研究的目的是：（a）通过梳理学生经历的创伤事件（包括创伤后应激障碍和复杂创伤后应激障碍）的发生率和类型，阐明影响学生心理健康的因素；（b）通过评估对日常活动的满意度和生活质量（QoL），研究学生心理健康与职业表现之间的关系。
本研究采用描述性横断面设计。参与者包括攻读医学、牙科、药学和健康相关专业学位的学生（n = 223）。使用了四份自填式问卷：国际创伤问卷（ITQ）、贝克抑郁量表（BDI）、日常职业自我满意度量表（SDO）和世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQoL-Brief）。数据采用描述性统计和斯皮尔曼相关性分析。
ITQ结果显示，参与者创伤指标最高的是68%的情感失调，以及65%的回避和自我组织问题。BDI得分与生活质量社会领域和生活质量环境领域之间存在显著负相关（p = 0.001）。关于BDI得分，23.3%（n = 52）的学生报告有轻度情绪困扰。SDO表明，满意度随着中等活动水平而增加，但随着高活动水平而降低。此外，SDO与BDI得分之间也存在负相关。此外，日常职业满意度（活动水平）与WHOQoL-Brief的身体方面（p > 0.001）和心理方面（p = 0.006）之间存在正相关。
本研究调查了心理健康对学生日常活动、生活质量和职业表现的循环影响，特别是在健康科学中心的学生中。该研究强调了创伤事件和不良心理健康如何导致对日常任务的不满，进而导致生活质量和职业表现下降，强调了制定有效的社区外展策略的重要性。
